Photos of interferometry receivers at LRO 27/7/2024
2 x Nooelec 1.4GHz mesh antennae
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astronomy.network The Website of Lichfield Radio Observatory (LRO)
Andrew Thornett, Lichfield, England, M6THO, andrew (at) thornett (dot) net
How Rhys got KerberosSDR to work on my Raspberry PI 13/7/2024
He copied latest firmware file (only 3.7MB – NOT all the files) on latest Github Raspberry PI repository and copied
Read moreSuccessful first light for aluminium Sol’Ex at LRO 4/7/2024!
A short period of sunshine early this morning allowed me to try my Sol’Ex again, this time scanning in correct
Read moreUnsuccessful attempt to get first light with Sol’Ex 25/6/2024
Strange outcomes below (see pictures below – output from INTI processing software)! I think this might be because I mistakenly
Read moreSuccessful processing all viable hydrogen data from LRO Ptarmigan Array to 22/6/2024
My Milky Way map after 6 months! Ptarmigan Ex-Military Band 3 array. Hydrogen 1420.405MHz Andy Right click link below to
Read moreFirst attempt at solar scans with new aluminium Sol’Ex 22/6/2024
Mounted on Sky Watcher ED 72 Pro telescope on a Sky Watcher HEQ5 Pro mount, ZWO ASI 174MM camera. I
Read moreSol’Ex now sports longer Losmandy Bar and push up screw
The aluminium Sol’Ex is wonderfully machined buy very heavy putting a lot of weight on the focuser, increasing risk of
Read moreHigh resolution spectrum of whole Sun near main hydrogen line in Sol’Ex 10/6/2024
Sky was too cloudy today to attempt my first solar scan and processing of image of Sun in INTI –
Read moreHow to focus main telescope Sol’Ex is attached to 8/6/2024
I am indebted to Minh for advice in attached thread on how to achieve focus – not as easy as
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